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Health agreement signed with Cuba

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    Equatorial Guinea and Cuba on Friday signed an agreement for bilateral cooperation in public health, AFP quoted Equatorial Guinea’s Foreign Ministry as announcing on Saturday. Under the agreement Cuba will provide training for Equatorial Guinea health workers and supply the Central African country with medicinal drugs. The two countries will also exchange scientific experiences. According to AFP, Cuba plans to build and staff a medical school in Equatorial Guinea and set up a factory to manufacture medicinal drugs.

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